Welcome to The Ringer’s new cooking show: Tough Chef With Charles Oakley. In this episode, Oakley prepares salmon for Bill Simmons and Jason Concepcion as he discusses filming Space Jam, LeBron James missing the playoffs, Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics, and what makes a good leader in the NBA.
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